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...fields, the, Harvard Department of Athletics will turn its attention towards the Indoor Athletic Building, which is slated for renovations. And with a string of eligibility problems having already affected several Crimson athletes this year, Harvard officials say they'll be taking a closer look at the NCAA eligibility rules

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, Michael W. Hirschorn, and Jeffrey A. Zucker, S | Title: The Spring Ahead: II | 1/31/1985 | See Source »

Curtis Sliwa, leader of the Guardian Angels, gives a better clue. Interrupting a string of choice entomological epithets by which he characterizes the "muggers," he observes that they were not stealing for food. The $5 they wanted was to play video games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Toasting Mr. Goetz | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

...cagers, now 3-0, have yet to string together 40 minutes of solid basketball, but they appear to have mastered the art of dominating the first...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Undefeated Cagers Elude Purple Knights, 66-60 | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

Muzak music is not supposed to be consciously heard. "Once people start listening they stop working," says Muzak's president Tony Hirsh. That is why its songs never have words. But though Muzak has come to seem synonymous with slushy string tones, the company makes a great effort to keep up to date. Its current repertory of 5,000 includes songs by Michael Jackson and the Police, as well as Cyndi Lauper's All Through the Night. In fact the company records about 1,000 new hits every year. It makes its selections with the help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Trapped in a Musical Elevator | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

...Walter Mondale deserves a lot of credit for putting a woman on his ticket," he said, adding to a round of applause that he predicted a "string of woman Presidents" in years to come...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Author Naisbitt Discusses Economic 'Megatrends' | 12/6/1984 | See Source »

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